Malaysia’s Bold Pursuit of Kuwait’s F/A-18 Fighter Jets Technology 7th October 20248th October 2024 KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwait has confirmed it has no objections to Malaysia's request to procure F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, as stated by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The procurement is contingent upon two key conditions: approval from the United States, the supplier nation, and the completion of Kuwait's own fighter
Royal Malaysian Air Force Chief Attends F/A-18D M45-07 Handover Ceremony at Butterworth Air Base Technology 29th April 202429th April 2024 BUTTERWORTH, 29th April 2024 – The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Chief of Air Force, General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Mohd Asghar Khan bin Goriman Khan TUDM, attended the handover ceremony of the F/A-18D M45-07 aircraft which underwent Local Planned Maintenance 12 Years (LPM12Y) by Rosebank Engineering Company. The ceremony,
Exercise ABABIL 2021 to Assess and Test the Capability, Competency and Readiness of RMAF Ops & Training 14th September 202114th September 2021 KOTA BELUD, 14 Sep 21 - The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has conducted Exercise ABABIL 2021 from 7 September 7 to today. The ABABIL exercise includes Air to Air Missile Firing (AAMF), Air to Surface Missile Firing (ASMF) and Air to Ground (ATG) training. A series of AAMF and ASMF
RMAF Air Operations Commander Witness Air-to-Air Missile Firing (AAMF) Validation Program Ops & Training 20th November 202020th November 2020 The Air Operations Commander, Lt Gen Dato' Hj Mohammad Salleh bin Hj Osman RMAF today, 18 Nov 2020, conducted a working visit to PU Butterworth to see the development of the Air-to-Air Missile Firing (AAMF) Validation Program involving RMAF fighter planes. The Air Operations Commander witnessed more closely the air-to-air
Senior Minister of Defence Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob Visits Butterworth Air Base Parade & Ceremony Technology 20th June 202020th June 2020 BUTTERWORTH, June 20, 2020 - The Butterworth Air Base (PU Butterworth) becomes the first air base visited by Senior Minister of Defence YB Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob during his working visit to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). This Working Visit is a manifestation of his mandate focusing on
Exercise PARADISE 6/2019 Inauguration Ceremony Ops & Training 30th October 201930th October 2019 BUTTERWORTH, 29 Oct - The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is conducting Air Drop Defense, Insertion, Strike, Search & Rescue and Extraction exercise (EX PARADISE) 6/2019. The sixth edition of this exercise began on October 27 and is scheduled to end on 8 November 2019. Chief of Staff, RMAF Air
Operations BISA DAYA and TARING DAYA in Labuan Ops & Training 9th August 20199th August 2019 The exercise, codenamed ‘Op Bisa Daya and Op Taring Daya’ and conducted by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) involves six air-superior fighter planes of Sukhoi Su-30MKM and three F/A-18D Hornet aircraft, while the exercise area is the air space over the South China Sea. Sukhoi pilot, Major Khairul Ikhwan Yussof
Air Ops Commander Witnessed ATG Missile Firing in Kota Belud Ops & Training 3rd August 20193rd August 2019 Air Operations Commander, Lt Gen Dato' Sri Hj Abdul Mutalib bin Datuk Hj Ab Wahab witnessed the air to ground (ATG) missile firing conducted at the Air Target Range, Kota Belud Sabah on 2 Aug 2019. Training involving the Su-30MKM and F/A-18D aircraft is to increase the level of competency of